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Congress Slams AbbVie Over Price Hikes, 'Frivolous' Patents

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House lawmakers on both sides of the aisle pummeled AbbVie CEO Richard Gonzalez for raising the price of two widely used drugs and for the company's "legally questionable" tactics to head off competition from biosimilars, despite pulling in healthy profits.

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Factors Associated with COVID-19 Deaths in Rheumatic Patients

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Analysis of data from the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance shows that rheumatic diseases infected with COVID-19 had a greater risk of death with age, comorbidities, high disease activity and few specific therapies.

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RheumNow Podcast – Myth Busters (5.21.2021)

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Dr Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com

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Levamisole, an anti-helminthic vet drug, is used as a colorless, odorless, adulterant to narcotics, cocaine, fentanyl, etc. Levamisole also causes ANCA+ Vasculitis (small to medium vessels), palpable purpura, agranulocytosis https://t.co/BKoDo2iemJ https://t.co/bSl0eYn0yO

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Listen to Dr. Jack Cush review the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow. Our latest podcast is available for download on SoundCloud, Apple and Android carplay. https://t.co/FvmmOBAjC1 https://t.co/rrZO6jOlKt

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Italian study of 1216 rheumatic pts on DMARDs, Biologics underwent HBV testing. They found HBV in 15.7% (chronic infection: 0.4%, resolved infection: 12.6%, anti-HBc positivity alone: 2.6%). HBV reactivation occurred in 6.2%. Only 1 acute hepatitis https://t.co/WofN4rqq6p

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#RNL2021: Difficult, Refractory RA Dr. Maya Buch presents Difficult, Refractory RA at RheumNow Live 2021. https://t.co/YG8gBFVCod

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Ischemic Forearm Test- used to Dx muscle weakness from McArdles dz (myophosphorylase defic). Pts nondominant arm exercised w/ BP cuff >20 mm above systolic BP), to exhaustion. Dx w/ increased ammonia but not lactate levels. https://t.co/LrY6PYZ1z3

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Severity Associated with Erosive Hand Osteoarthritis EHOA was studied as part of the Osteoarthritis Initiative, and shown to increase with advanced age and female sex, with developmental findings to suggest that EHOA as a disorder of skeletal frailty. https://t.co/3s8E4F6QDR https://t.co/xiDb0LGhCv

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Worth sharing again--ARTIC REWIND - Don't Half DMARD Therapy https://t.co/mZFehDM9nf https://t.co/7keyvIHD3R

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Listen to the latest RheumNow podcast--Myth Busters. Jack Cush discusses the latest rheum news on the site. Download wherever podcasts are available. https://t.co/q7FZTDo0BL https://t.co/fxGnyChzSO

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News: Factors Associated with COVID-19 Deaths in Rheumatic Patients https://t.co/FzsINtpZEz https://t.co/kDuRvgQ1ni

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Listen to the latest RheumNow podcast--MYTH BUSTERS. Download wherever podcasts are available. https://t.co/q7FZTDo0BL https://t.co/BRQvbwHQVM

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One of our most popular stories-- CDC: Fully Vaccinated Can Shed Masks and Resume Travel https://t.co/K3LYL5w7F8 https://t.co/NlvZsjO2el

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#LupusAwarenessMonth Dr. Mike Putman - TULIP Trials - Anifrolumab in SLE https://t.co/cqZiulDMFm https://t.co/Vo17RfBOSk

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Cohort analysis of 251 SLE patients with and without new-onset arrhythmia (taken from 2499 incident SLE Taiwan claims data). Plaquenil use showed no increased risk of arrhythmia (adj OR = 1.49; 0.98-2.25) or ventricular arrhythmia (adjOR =1.02). https://t.co/vkTi3X7hiM

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Real world study of 21 GCA patients over age 80 yrs taking tocilizumab. (for GC-sparing in 14, relapsing Dz in 8, severity in 4, DMARD failure in 4). 8 [2–21] months post-TCZ, 67% were off GCs. AE included 4 Hi Chol, 3 SIE, 2 cytopenia, 1 hi LFTs https://t.co/ER0ROQw4ma

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